Love Letters to Pete, A Korean War Memoir: January 1, 1953 to October 10, 1953

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Ron Freedman

In early November 1952, 2nd Lt. Ron Freedman,
along with 900 members of his battalion,
boarded a military transport ship—destination …
South Korea. While onboard, Ron was given fifty
Christmas cards and told to write home.

He couldn’t remember if he had fifty friends,
but he did remember Nancy “Pete” Smith, a girl
he’d once dated in Boston. Their correspondence
continued throughout one of the most turbulent
years of the Korean War - 1953.

In May 1953, not long after the first battle of
Pork Chop Hill, Lt. Freedman transferred to the
7th Infantry Division as a Forward Observer,
48th Field Artillery Battalion.

His service earned him the Silver Star … and a
Purple Heart. Many have written about the
Korean War, and the two desperate battles of
Pork Chop Hill in particular.

Love Letters to Pete tells the personal story
of one soldier who took part in the 2nd Battle
for Pork Chop Hill. But the letters he wrote to
future wife Nancy “Pete” Smith don’t tell all
of the story. Now, 60 years later, Ron gives
details of actions not told in those letters.

Together the comments and letters in Love
Letters to Pete give a complete picture of life
at war—the boredom, endless training,
friendships, battles, and an almost casual
heroism, as told by one who lived it to the one
he loved.

ISBN-10: 1493777912 ISBN-13: 978-1493777914



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